hepatitis

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/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/

noun

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

OriginLatin hēpatītis ← Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) ← Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər →
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Meanings

nounhepatitis (countable and uncountable, plural hepatitises or hepatitides)

plural hepatitises · plural hepatitides

  1. countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

    Hepatitises B and C are the most important chronic viral infections of humans.

    2013, Teri Shors, Understanding Viruses, 2nd edition

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yókʷr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
  4. Ancient Greekἧπαρ (hêpar)
  5. Latinhēpar
  6. Latinhēpatītis
  7. Englishhepatitis

From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.

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Translations

Arabic اِلْتِهَاب الْكَبِد
  • اِلْتِهَاب الْكَبِد (iltihāb al-kabid)liver inflammation
Bengali হেপাটাইটিস
  • হেপাটাইটিস (hepaṭaiṭiś)liver inflammation
Bulgarian хепатит
  • хепатит (hepatit)liver inflammation
Catalan hepatitis
  • hepatitisliver inflammation
Chinese Cantonese 肝炎
  • 肝炎 (gon¹ jim⁴)liver inflammation
Chinese Mandarin 肝炎
  • 肝炎 (gānyán)liver inflammation
Czech hepatitida
  • hepatitidaliver inflammation
Danish leverbetændelse, hepatitis
  • leverbetændelseliver inflammation
  • hepatitisliver inflammation
Dutch hepatitis, leverontsteking
  • hepatitisliver inflammation
  • leverontstekingliver inflammation
Estonian hepatiit
  • hepatiitliver inflammation
Finnish hepatiitti, maksatulehdus
  • hepatiittiliver inflammation
  • maksatulehdusliver inflammation
French hépatite
  • hépatiteliver inflammation
German Hepatitis, Leberentzündung
  • Hepatitisliver inflammation
  • Leberentzündungliver inflammation
Greek ηπατίτιδα
  • ηπατίτιδα (ipatítida)liver inflammation
Hindi हेपेटाइटिस
  • हेपेटाइटिस (hepeṭāiṭis)liver inflammation
Hungarian hepatitisz, hepatitis
  • hepatitiszliver inflammation
  • hepatitisliver inflammation
  • májgyulladásliver inflammation
Italian epatite
  • epatiteliver inflammation
Japanese 肝炎
  • 肝炎 (kan'en)liver inflammation
Korean 간염
  • 간염 (ganyeom)liver inflammation
Māori mate ate kakā
  • mate ate kakāliver inflammation
Norwegian Bokmål hepatitt
  • hepatittliver inflammation
Polish zapalenie wątroby
  • zapalenie wątrobyliver inflammation
Portuguese hepatite
  • hepatiteliver inflammation
Romanian hepatită
  • hepatităliver inflammation
Russian гепати́т, воспале́ние пе́чени
  • гепати́т (gepatít)liver inflammation
  • воспале́ние пе́чени (vospalénije péčeni)liver inflammation
Spanish hepatitis
  • hepatitisliver inflammation
Swahili homa ya ini
  • homa ya iniliver inflammation
Swedish hepatit
  • hepatitliver inflammation
Tagalog magang-atay
  • magang-atayliver inflammation
Thai ตับอักเสบ
  • ตับอักเสบ (dtàp-àk-sàyp)liver inflammation
Turkish hepatit
  • hepatitliver inflammation
Ukrainian гепати́т
  • гепати́т (hepatýt)liver inflammation
Vietnamese viêm gan
  • viêm ganliver inflammation
Cite this entry
APA

hepatitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatitis

MLA

“hepatitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepatitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatitis.

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